DC area commuters impacted due to OmniRide bus driver work stoppage
TYSONS, Va. - An OmniRide bus driver work stoppage is impacting D.C. area commuters Thursday.
According to a statement on OmniRide’s website, buses will operate on a modified Emergency Service Plan on August 1.
OmniRide Express buses running along the Interstate 95 corridor will run only to and from the Pentagon. The transportation system says a labor contract expired on July 31 and that negotiations are continuing.
Here is the full modified surface schedule:
AM OMNIRIDE EXPRESS SERVICE
-Manassas Express buses will operate between Portsmouth Commuter Lot and Tysons Metrorail station every 30 minutes through 8:30 a.m.
-Gainesville Express buses will operate as the Linton Hall Metro Express between Limestone, Cushing and Tysons Metrorail Station every 10 minutes through 8:30 a.m.
-Haymarket Express buses will operate as a shuttle between the Haymarket Commuter Lot and Cushing Road until 8:30 a.m.
-Dale City Express buses will operate between the Dale City Commuter Lot, following the Dale City-Washington Routing to Telegraph Commuter Lot and Horner Road Commuter Lot and operating only as far as Pentagon.
-Lake Ridge Express buses will operate the regular Lake Ridge Routing and end at the Pentagon.
-Montclair buses will operate as a shuttle to the 234 Commuter Lot.
-South Route 1 buses will operate as a shuttle to the 234 Commuter Lot.
-Mark Center and Woodbridge-Tysons buses will not operate.
PM OMNIRIDE EXPRESS SERVICE
-Manassas and Gainesville service will begin at Tysons at 2 p.m.
-Dale City, Lake Ridge and service to the 234 Commuter Lot will begin at Pentagon at 2 p.m.
-Shuttles from the 234 lot to Montclair and South Route 1 areas available.
-Shuttle from Cushing to Haymarket will be available.
-Mark Center and Tysons-Woodbridge buses will not operate.
OMNIRIDE LOCAL, CROSS COUNTY CONNECTOR AND METRO EXPRESS
-OmniRide Local, Cross County Connector and Metro Express will run as close to regular schedule as possible.
VRE SHUTTLES
-VRE shuttles run their regular routing between Dale City-Rippon VRE Station and Lake Ridge-Woodbridge VRE Station. They will serve ALL AM and PM VRE trains at those stations.